Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable is Benjamin Franklin’s definition of tranquility. Tranquility is not allowing all the small things or problems in your life get to you and bring you down. I feel I need to work on this virtue the most because I let a lot of small things get in the way of my life.I can take jokes to a certain point but beyond that it gets to me.I let too many little comments that people say keep me from doing something I enjoy or something to relax me.I also get angry easily over stupid stuff; like if something isn’t done a certain way I get frustrated.I just feel I need to have more fun in life and not let what one thing a person says or something a does get in the way.
Over the next two weeks I will try my hardest to work at perfecting tranquility.To do this I will try to forgive and forget what people say.I will treat every situation as if it could be worst than it is.I will try to relax and remain calm if something happens.I also will try not to take things personally, just let it go in one ear and out the other.Hopefully these tactics can help me perfect tranquility and not let all the small things get to me.
Update #1:4/21/09
Yesterday I was to be dismissed at 1:00 from school to go to a baseball game.But it rained practically all morning and I didn’t hear an announcement if the game was cancelled.Well I get out to my car and while I’m changing my phone goes off. It was a text message from a teammate saying they just heard the cancellation, so I have to change back into my school clothes and go back to school.Luckily I wasn’t the only one to do so.I was irate at first but while walking back into school my teammate and I made some jokes about it and it calmed me down.
Tyler,
Nice work staying calm, cool, & collected. Great song, too! -Mrs.V
Update #2: 4/23/09 Tuesday I went to Fuddruckers and waited 15 minutes just to drop my food on the floor.Once again I was terribly angry.I took a couple deep breaths to calm down.I told them that I dropped my meal and they were very polite saying they would make me another order.I was thankful and after that my day got better.
Tyler,
That's great! I'm glad that everything worked out in the end.
Mrs. V
Update #3:4/29/09 Last Friday one of my good friends died from a car accident.I was mad, upset, and had so many mixed feelings.I started to question, why?Then I realized what she wanted to do when she grew up and the things that she has already done.Though she was living in the presence of all of us I consider Sarah to be an angel.She was very religious and wanted to teach God’s word to kids in Jerusalem. That’s why I consider Sarah an angel, and that’s the only way I could stay calm. I just needed to remember the good things from her life and the impact she had on my life.
Tyler,
What you have gone through in the past week brings a whole different meaning to the word tranquility.
Focusing on Sarah's life- and the good she brought to everyone who knew her- is a way to honor her, and I'm so glad you've realized this.
Mrs. V
Update #4: 5/4/09 Over the weekend I went to get on my computer at home to write this update when suddenly my computer goes geeky.Everything shuts off and my parents get upset and start yelling at me and it wasn’t my fault.So I took the dog for a walk then worked out to get aggression out.
Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable is Benjamin Franklin’s definition of tranquility. Tranquility is not allowing all the small things or problems in your life get to you and bring you down. I feel I need to work on this virtue the most because I let a lot of small things get in the way of my life. I can take jokes to a certain point but beyond that it gets to me. I let too many little comments that people say keep me from doing something I enjoy or something to relax me. I also get angry easily over stupid stuff; like if something isn’t done a certain way I get frustrated. I just feel I need to have more fun in life and not let what one thing a person says or something a does get in the way.
Over the next two weeks I will try my hardest to work at perfecting tranquility. To do this I will try to forgive and forget what people say. I will treat every situation as if it could be worst than it is. I will try to relax and remain calm if something happens. I also will try not to take things personally, just let it go in one ear and out the other. Hopefully these tactics can help me perfect tranquility and not let all the small things get to me.
Update #1: 4/21/09
Yesterday I was to be dismissed at 1:00 from school to go to a baseball game. But it rained practically all morning and I didn’t hear an announcement if the game was cancelled. Well I get out to my car and while I’m changing my phone goes off. It was a text message from a teammate saying they just heard the cancellation, so I have to change back into my school clothes and go back to school. Luckily I wasn’t the only one to do so. I was irate at first but while walking back into school my teammate and I made some jokes about it and it calmed me down.
Tyler,
Nice work staying calm, cool, & collected. Great song, too! -Mrs.V
Update #2: 4/23/09
Tuesday I went to Fuddruckers and waited 15 minutes just to drop my food on the floor. Once again I was terribly angry. I took a couple deep breaths to calm down. I told them that I dropped my meal and they were very polite saying they would make me another order. I was thankful and after that my day got better.
Tyler,
That's great! I'm glad that everything worked out in the end.
Mrs. V
Update #3: 4/29/09
Last Friday one of my good friends died from a car accident. I was mad, upset, and had so many mixed feelings. I started to question, why? Then I realized what she wanted to do when she grew up and the things that she has already done. Though she was living in the presence of all of us I consider Sarah to be an angel. She was very religious and wanted to teach God’s word to kids in Jerusalem. That’s why I consider Sarah an angel, and that’s the only way I could stay calm. I just needed to remember the good things from her life and the impact she had on my life.
Tyler,
What you have gone through in the past week brings a whole different meaning to the word tranquility.
Focusing on Sarah's life- and the good she brought to everyone who knew her- is a way to honor her, and I'm so glad you've realized this.
Mrs. V
Update #4: 5/4/09
Over the weekend I went to get on my computer at home to write this update when suddenly my computer goes geeky. Everything shuts off and my parents get upset and start yelling at me and it wasn’t my fault. So I took the dog for a walk then worked out to get aggression out.